Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
4 BRUTAL DEED.
Inhuman Treatment Of q HELPLESS Inva.
lid in q Helena Lodging House
by . Stranger.
St. Louis Mining Company Incorporated
With 45,0OO, 900 Capitalize
BlackfO0t Jail FugitiYes
Recaptured.
From the Capital CITY,

HELENA, June 28'-[Special to The
Miner. THE Coroner was investigating q
case late last night which may develop into
brutal murder. The subject was the body
of jeweler named Robert J. Chapman.
He had been employed by two firms here
and had last worked for Geo. j. Ringwald,
which place he had left one week ago on
account of drinking. On last Sunday night
he fell down q stairway in Chicago Joe's"
place and became paralysed. He was
taken to room in the lodging house kept
by Rogers & Lutke, over Fallen's saloon
on upper Main street. About II 0 o'clock on
Tuesday morning some stranger came in
and asked the young clerk for q room, and
while the boy was dressing to show
the man bed, the latter
went into Chapman's room where he was
lying helpless and beat him with pair of
knuckles it is supposed, while the boy ran
out to hunt the police. His face was badly
lacerated, his eyes closed, the scalp severely
cut, with several large and severe contu-
sions on his breast and abdomen. The
same evening about O'Clock he was re-
moved by Walter Holden to the poorhouse
where he became delirious. with rational
moments, and died on Sunday afternoon.
The matter was kept quiet to facilitate
arrests. A post mortem examination was
held by Drs. Morris and Bullard, at Her
mann's undertaking establishment on
Broadway, and the body was buried in the
grounds OF the poo1ho on Monday even
ing about O'Clock, Rev. Allen, OF
the Baptist church, conducting the services.
At the inquest late last night the
facts elected were sufficient to impress
that there was more than a mere fall re-
quired to cause his death. The police are
now on the lookout for the murderous as.
sailant, and from the description given by
the badly-scared clerk it tallies with q
painter whom the police have had in view,
two days for Fred King and stole three dia-
mond glass cutters from him while en-
ployed. Chapman was so years old on the
9Th OF last March, was slender in build,
about five feet nine inches high, with dark
reddish-hued hair and moustache. He had
by his first wife; three are living and
one grown, all girls, one married and now
residing in Chicago. He lost his only boy
some years since at the age of 13 years, he
being accidentally shot. His second wife
lives IN Louisville, KY, with q little daugh-
ter, his last child, who, three years ago,
took the prize at large baby show as a
wonderful beauty.
There was washout to-day on the
Northern Pacific road between Glendive
and Allard, which will delay the train some
time.
Articles of incorporation of the St. Louis
Milling & Mining Company of Montana
were yesterday filed in the Office OF Recor-
der Frederick. The incorporators therein
named are Michael j. Hartnett and Chas.
T. Remme, Of St. Louis, and VIM. Mayer,
of this city. The capital stock 3is
placed at $4,000, 900, paid up and non
assessable. 1t is divided - 100000
shares at the par value of SO each.
The objects OF the company are to operate
mining properties at or near the town of
Marysville, Montana. The term Of exist
ance OF the association to continue is for
twenty years. The principal officers,
located at st. Louis and trustees, nine in
number. are NJ. J.. HartnelI, Chas. F.
Remme. William Magyar, Malcolm Kretch-
man. Frank Stillwell, Alex. Clemens, Sere
w. Clemens, VIM. Brenneke and Chas. F.
Coonce.